UMass Family Medicine and Community Health Centers
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Family Medicine and Community Health UMass Family Medicine and Community Health Centers Multiple Relationships over 36 Years
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UMass Family Medicine and Community Health Centers. Multiple Relationships over 36 Years. UMass/CHC Relationships. Mission Scope of Services Governance Leadership Reporting requirements Funding Barriers to Efficiency. Lessons Learned*. Sincere belief in both missions - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Family Medicine and Community Health
UMass Family Medicine and Community Health Centers
Multiple Relationships over 36 Years
Family Medicine and Community Health
UMass/CHC RelationshipsFamily Health
Center of WorcesterCommunity Health
ConnectionsGreater Lawrence
Family HealthCenter
Start/# of residents 1974: 12-15 residents 2003: 15-18 residents 1995: 24 residents
Faculty employer CHC Department CHC
Resident employer Med School Med School CHC
Faculty malpractice FTCA Department FTCA
Resident malpractice Department Department FTCA
Finances Dept pays for teaching time; CHC keeps clinical revenues
Dept pays rent for residency; CHC pays for clinical service
No $$ change hands between Dept and CHC
Other Inpatients;predoc, graduate, dental training, research
Predoc, medical leadership, behavioral health, sports medicine
Predoc, research; Merrimac Valley AHEC
Family Medicine and Community Health
Lessons Learned*
• Mission
• Scope of Services
• Governance
• Leadership
• Reporting requirements
• Funding
• Barriers to Efficiency
Family Medicine and Community Health
Reasons to Establish Relationships
• Sincere belief in both missions• No better way to prepare physicians for shortage
area practice• Financial support to transform residency
practices that serve underserved populations• Good approximation of the Patient-Centered
Medical Home• Physician recruitment and retention• Important research to be done
Family Medicine and Community Health
Reasons Not to Establish Relationships
• The residency needs more patients
• The health center needs more doctors
• The residency needs more money
• The health center needs more money
• Either side looking for an easier way to manage their operation
Family Medicine and Community Health
Contacts
• At UMass
Dan Lasser, MD [email protected]
Warren Ferguson, MD [email protected]
Vice Chair for Community Health, former CHC Medical Director
Alan Chuman [email protected]
Department Administrator
• Fran Anthes [email protected]
CEO, Family Health Center of Worcester
• Mick Huppert [email protected]
CEO, Community Health Connections, Fitchburg
• FTCA: Marty Bree at the Triton Group772-873-1865 [email protected]
